Crop Plants: Losses and Benefits Caused by Soil Fungi
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 1280
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Interests: plant pathology; plant pathogens; plant resistance; fungi; aerobiology; agriculture
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Interests: soil microbiomes and mycobiomes; plant holobiont; soil health and quality; soil–plant–microbial interactions; environmental microbiology; agricultural microbiology; fungal ecology; microbial biodiversity; mycology; agricultural biotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Yield losses of crop plants caused by phytopathogenic fungi are measured in billions of dollars worldwide. Fungi inhabiting the soil are responsible for a great number of severe plant diseases, and their role as plant pathogens is important for world economy. On the other hand, many recent studies have shown the great potential of soil fungi in increasing the health of soil as well as the growth and well-being of plants. This Special Issue will gather research articles dealing with both bad and good aspects of soil fungi. The focus and spotlight are on all crop plants. We encourage contributions from researchers conducting experiments with agricultural and pasture plants as well as horticultural crops such as fruits, vegetables and ornamentals. We also invite contributions from researchers working on herbs and medicinal plants as well as plants of special uses such as tea, cocoa, cotton and many others. Last but not least, articles on the pathogenic and beneficial effects of soil fungi on trees of different species are also warmly welcome.
This Special Issue of Agronomy will present state-of-the-art reviews and research articles on the topic of “Crop Plants: Losses and Benefits Caused by Soil Fungi”.
On this occasion, we would like to draw your attention to the Special Issue of the Journal of Fungi “Soil Fungi and Their Role in Plant Growth”. The SI in JoF focuses on fungi, whereas the currently advertised SI of Agronomy focuses on crop plants, and analyses plant–soil fungi interactions from the perspective of plants.
Prof. Dr. Malgorzata Jedryczka
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Frąc
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- crop plants
- soil fungi
- plant–soil fungi interactions
- soil-borne pathogens of crop plants
- soil-borne fungi beneficial to crop plants
- mycorrhiza
- plant growth
- plant health
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